Schwarber, Sosa and Painter Power the Phillies to a 6-5 Win over the Cardinals
Andrew Painter and Hunter Dobbins are the probable starters as St. Louis opens a three-game series after Ivan Herrera’s four-hit day.
- On Monday night, the Philadelphia Phillies travel to St. Louis to face the Cardinals , marking the teams' first meeting this season in a three-game series.
- Despite trailing the Atlanta Braves by 8.5 games in the NL East, the Phillies currently hold a Wild Card spot, tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks with 43 games remaining in the regular season.
- Philadelphia enters after a Sunday victory against the Toronto Blue Jays, while Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera joins the series following a four-hit performance against the Rockies.
- Right-Hander Andrew Painter takes the mound for Philadelphia against St. Louis starter Hunter Dobbins in Monday's series opener.
- Power hitters highlight the matchup: Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia with 35 home runs, while Cardinals slugger Alec Burleson has accumulated 78 RBIs this season.
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Edmundo Sosa’s 3 RBIs help Phillies edge Cardinals
Edmundo Sosa had two hits and drove in three runs against his old team, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a tired bullpen to hang on for a 6-5 victory against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.Phillies leadoff man Kyle Schwarber reached base four times and drove in a key run, and rookie right-hander Andrew Painter pitched effectively into the sixth inning with much of Philadelphia's bullpen resting.Trying to catch the Phillies in…
‘We survived, right?’ Andrew Painter and Phillies pitching staff rise to occasion, deliver 6-5 win with bullpen in a pinch
Painter held the Cardinals without a hit until the sixth. In one of the strongest starts of his young career, he allowed two earned runs over 5 ⅓ innings, striking out six.
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